Observation by Ray Emery: Geosynchronous satellite trails in Aquar...

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Ray Emery

Observer

Ray Emery

Observed

2018 Oct 10 - 19:30

Uploaded

2018 Oct 12 - 08:34

Objects

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Constellation

Aquarius

Field centre

RA: 22^h30^m
Dec: -07°57'
Position angle: -19°20'

Field size

10° × 4°

Equipment

Canon 6D, 200mm lens, dodgy star tracker
CLS filter (as it happens)

Exposure

f2.8, 4 mins, ISO 3200

Location

Brinkhill, Lincs

Target name

Geosync satellite trails

Title

Geosynchronous satellite trails in Aquarius

About this image

Highly cropped and processed duff single frame - not expecting to see the trails! The orientation of the satellite trails is at an angle to the small star trails in this "reject" image. Shows the inclination of their orbits to the celestial / Earth equator. I can see 16 satellite trails, speaking for myself!

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Aquarius geosychronous trails 2018 Oct 10.jpg (546.1 kB)

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David Basey, Mr Leonard Entwisle, David Swan, Jeremy Shears, Peter Carson, Chris Hooker

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